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re: 20k to be in KC stadium for World Cup?
Posted on 6/16/14 at 5:04 pm to Cheese Grits
Posted on 6/16/14 at 5:04 pm to Cheese Grits
That makes a big difference - having competitive programs close by. We (SCAR) of course play Furman yearly and UNC Charlotte, and many of the ACC programs including Clemson, but we have that other affiliation with a conference that I am not too fond of us being involved with, but it makes for some pretty good soccer overall. I guess they are calling it the American Conference now or something. Or maybe it's still Conf USA for soccer, I can't keep up with it.
The SEC is in dire need of sponsoring men's soccer.
The SEC is in dire need of sponsoring men's soccer.
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Posted on 6/16/14 at 5:27 pm to pvilleguru
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We should actually get rid of collegiate soccer. It hinders development and puts us behind the curve compared to the rest of the world.
Only because we don't put money behind it. If people cared about college soccer half as much as they cared about college football, you'd see plenty of development.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 5:33 pm to scrooster
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That makes a big difference - having competitive programs close by.
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The SEC is in dire need of sponsoring men's soccer.
You already got a tangent in that last post of how hard it will be for the SEC. Cocks benefit from being in the ACC sphere and UK benefits from being at the crossroads of multiple conferences. If it expands it will be based on youth soccer - at competitive levels - and reaching critical mass. My candidates for the next 4 to pick it up would be :
Vanderbilt - can benefit from Louisville, Indiana, and Notre Dame all being straight up I - 65. Nashville is a big enough of a city and Vandy should be easily able to attract B1G and ACC games.
Mizzou - Like UK, they sit in a strategic spot to play B1G and B12 schools with teams. Fill in with MVC and A10 type schools and should be enough to draw from high schools in a 200 - 300 mile radius.
Texas A&M - City of Houston and State of Texas should be a no brainer
Florida - Location to ACC schools and strong overall sports programs should make getting a program up and winning more probable.
I think you need 4 schools for the SEC to recognize and 6 to 8 to really make a go of it.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 5:41 pm to scrooster
As an earlier poster said, the watch party is in downtown KCMO not at the stadium.
Check out this video after we scored...the crowd is insane! Soccer City USA
Check out this video after we scored...the crowd is insane! Soccer City USA
Posted on 6/16/14 at 8:26 pm to KCM0Tiger
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Check out this video after we scored...the crowd is insane! Soccer City USA
Damn thats awesome. I'd love to watch a game in that type of environment.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 8:40 pm to Cheese Grits
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Vanderbilt - can benefit from Louisville, Indiana, and Notre Dame all being straight up I - 65. Nashville is a big enough of a city and Vandy should be easily able to attract B1G and ACC games.
Mizzou - Like UK, they sit in a strategic spot to play B1G and B12 schools with teams. Fill in with MVC and A10 type schools and should be enough to draw from high schools in a 200 - 300 mile radius.
Texas A&M - City of Houston and State of Texas should be a no brainer
Florida - Location to ACC schools and strong overall sports programs should make getting a program up and winning more probable.
Mizzou, aTm and UF are on the fringe of the conference though. Adding them and Vandy to UK and USC would be strange.
If travel distance is a concern then I think adding schools in the middle of the conference would make more sense.
I think it'd be smart to get as many schools as possible that are within reasonable driving distances first: UGA, Auburn, UT, Bama, Vandy, MSU, Ole Miss plus UK and USC make 9
LSU, Mizzou, aTm, UF and Arkansas are all around 300 miles away from the closest school in the conference. I don't think they would join unless a conference was not only already up and running, but doing well. Although I could see UF and maybe LSU not caring
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Posted on 6/16/14 at 9:37 pm to Cockopotamus
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If travel distance is a concern then I think adding schools in the middle of the conference would make more sense.
Seems like a trade off between travel distance and schools that would actually fund a team and support it. I am going out on a limb and observing the MS schools would be least likely to get teams. AL schools are probably next and UGA is so tight on money just can't see them opening the wallets for soccer.
If you have to start with a core of 4 and travel + support then I would go with Cocks and Cats and add Mizzou and Dores.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 9:37 pm to KCM0Tiger
Awesome video 
Posted on 6/16/14 at 9:41 pm to TeLeFaWx
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Only because we don't put money behind it. If people cared about college soccer half as much as they cared about college football, you'd see plenty of development.
No. That's not the reason at all. It's the amount of time spent practicing and playing.Posted on 6/17/14 at 6:54 am to KCM0Tiger
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As an earlier poster said, the watch party is in downtown KCMO not at the stadium.
Check out this video after we scored...the crowd is insane! Soccer City USA
That was awesome!
We reacted similarly at the bar where I was. I think the win pretty-much reverberated across the country - but it does every World Cup when we're winning. The problem is eventually it comes to an end all too early.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 8:23 am to Duckie
Turned out pretty good.
This post was edited on 6/17/14 at 8:25 am
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